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Features
Kitchen Cabinets: A Myriad of Choices—From Prefab to Custom Cabinetry is the most important aspect of a kitchen; it aesthetically sets the tone of the room and creates functionality. Most importantly, it accounts for nearly half the price of a kitchen design or remodel. Forty-eight percent of a homeowner’s kitchen budget goes towards cabinets, according to a survey conducted by the National Kitchen Bath [...]
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About Home Magazine
HOME, the area's exclusive home resource and idea magazine, is a high quality magazine that targets the conscientious homeowner who values their home and understands the priorities of the place they call HOME. Each inspiring issue will help our readers make their house a HOME that showcases their personal style and personality, as well as, informing them of practical, affordable solutions to home improvement.
HOME is produced quarterly and has a printed circulation that reaches thousands of households in and around the Central Virginia,Roanoke Valley, and Hampton Roads area. Shelf life for each issue is at least three months. At HOME magazine, our number one goal is to provide our audience with useful,practical and affordable ideas to enhance their homes and lifestyle.
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Central Virginia HOME is produced quarterly and has a printed circulation that reaches at least 20,000 households in and around the city of Lynchburg plus Amherst, Appomattox, Campbell, and Bedford Counties, including Smith Mountain Lake.
The shelf life is at least three months; our high-quality publication materials and timeless topics encourage our readers to keep Home as a reference for ideas and where to find Central Virginia businesses to help execute these ideas.
Features
Cabinetry is the most important aspect of a kitchen; it aesthetically sets the tone of the room and creates functionality. ...
You’ve worked hard all summer to get your yard the way you like it. You’ve watered, fertilized and pruned. Your ...
Scott Elliott is passionate about saving energy. As president and founder of Custom Structures in Lynchburg, Scott is more inclined ...
Like old friends, many of us can mark our years by the couches on which we have spent time. Remember the ...
Seasonal
Deck the Halls With Family TreasuresBy April M Barney
“The Santas used to be packed up after Christmas, but we are so fond of them that we now leave them out all year long. They remind me of Christmas and all the reasons for the happiness of the season.” —Misty Walker
“I like to think that our home reflects us and the [...]
Features
Kitchen Cabinets: A Myriad of Choices—From Prefab to CustomCabinetry is the most important aspect of a kitchen; it aesthetically sets the tone of the room and creates functionality. Most importantly, it accounts for nearly half the price of a kitchen design or remodel. Forty-eight percent of a homeowner’s kitchen budget goes towards cabinets, according to a survey conducted by the National Kitchen Bath [...]
House Mechanic
Prepare Now for Winter’s Chill: Home InsulationFor many in Central Virginia, fall is a favorite time of year, that wonderful period between the heat of summer and the cold of winter. Though we enjoy many outdoor activities during this period, homeowners should be mindful of the fact that the chill of winter is on its way. Fall is a great time [...]
Favorite Things
Plantation Shutters Offer Timeless AppealAnyone can welcome sunshine into their home, but not everyone can do it with style. That requires plantation shutters.
Always present in the decadent plantation homes of the South, plantation shutters are a statement piece. Using them throughout the house not only complements windows but brings continuity to a home.
“The appeal is that it’s window [...]
In The Yard
Keep Growing With Container GardensYou know the thought has crossed your mind. It does each fall when the limp summer blooms look forlornly down at their roots. You think, “It’s time to empty those planters and pots.”
Wait a minute, let’s rethink this. Gardening doesn’t have to end in the fall. In fact, that’s just when the bugs and humidity [...]
Simply Southern
Setting a Beautiful TableOne of the more daunting tasks when entertaining is setting the table. When your guests walk into the eating area, whether it’s a formal dining room or a casual breakfast nook, you want your table to be inviting, engaging, and most of all, beautiful.
There is more to creating a memorable setting than simply placing a [...]
RSVP
The Gift of Friendship: Helping a Friend in NeedWhen I was eight years old, I had Rheumatic Fever—a condition many doctors don’t even diagnose any more. Besides feeling tired at times, I felt great. Even so, my family doctor banished me to my bed for five months. For my family, it was a huge adjustment. My parents lost some of their freedoms and [...]
Culinary Corner
Tailgate TouchdownTailgating is a learned skill – we learn through our successes and mistakes—and like most challenges, we keep trying to perfect our skills. We learn how to keep the food cold and/or hot—how to efficiently pack the car to maximize space, and the best sources for ‘help’—who has the best fried chicken, pimiento cheese, barbecue [...]
Hot Tips
Decorating Green: Easy Indoor PlantsIf you’re like me, the mere thought of cultivating indoor plants creates the image of brown leaves and drooping blooms. Whether your challenge is that you have little time for maintenance or simply a less-than-green thumb, maintaining indoor plants can seem a daunting task. However with just a little knowledge and effort, anyone can turn [...]
Showcase Home
Diamond in the Rough: Peakland Place Renovation Blends Old and NewThis is a story of how a simple, well-built turn-of-the-century house on Peakland Place was saved from demolition. Much to the delight of the Fontana family it was transformed into an elegant home with all of the modern amenities, just perfect for the family’s lifestyle.
Early in the 1900s a new subdivision was born. “It was [...]
The Power Of Color
LIGHTEN YOUR WORKLOAD Choose the Right Color for Your Home OfficeThe colors you choose for your walls affect your mood, how you feel about a room and your comfort level in that room. So choosing the right color for a home office presents a special challenge; it’s part of your home, yet it’s also a place where you must be productive, whether you use the [...]
Design Line
Off the Shelf: Books Make Beautiful AdornmentsWhen I was a senior at Randolph-Macon Woman’s College, my literature professor suggested in our last class that someday we consider joining a “book club” to foster our love of reading and lifelong learning. With snickers and sidelong glances, most of us dismissed the idea. Book club, we scoffed. Though we were indeed lovers of [...]
Around Town
Around TownLynchburg Historical Foundation Annual Tour features Diamond Hill Historic District
Located immediately south of downtown Lynchburg, Diamond Hill was one of the city’s most prestigious neighborhoods at the turn of the 20th century. The area is not truly a hill, but a ridge extending from the high bluff that runs parallel to the James River.
Diamond Hill [...]

